UAMS Family Medicine

09/04/2025

September kicks off . This is a great time to prioritize care, connection, and healing. ❤️‍🩹Need help getting started? Go to ➡️ samhsa.gov/find-support/how-to-cope UAMS AR-ConnectNow

08/29/2025

Overactive bladder affects 47% of women over 65, but it's often underreported and undertreated, said Dr. Jun Song, a urogynecologist who spoke at the UAMS family medicine grand rounds. Before medication or surgery, he suggested changing behavior such as weight loss, restricting caffeine, carbonated drinks and alcohol, managing constipation, quitting smoking and bladder training using timed voids. He also mentioned that pelvic floor physical therapy has shown significant improvement for overactive bladder. UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS Women's Health

08/15/2025

Dr. Shashank Kraleti kicked off the first UAMS family medicine grand rounds for Year 4 with highlights for the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine. A few included an 8-year high of medical school students choosing family medicine and 68 residents graduating from 8 of the 11 regional programs. The department is working on all fronts to promote family medicine and fill the pipeline with top-notch practitioners for the state. UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UAMS Southwest Regional Campus - Texarkana UAMS Northwest Regional Campus - Fayetteville UAMS Family Medicine Residency Program UAMS North Central Regional Campus - Batesville UAMS East Regional Campus - Helena UAMS Northeast Regional Campus - Jonesboro UAMS South Central Regional Campus - Pine Bluff UAMS South Regional Campus - Magnolia UAMS West Regional Campus - Fort Smith

07/29/2025

UAMS family medicine will strengthen its connections with 11 residency programs across the state with a $75,000 grant from the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation. Read the full story. https://news.uams.edu/2025/07/21/uams-receives-75000-grant-for-statewide-family-medicine-residency-learning-network/ UAMS Family Medicine Residency Program UAMS Northeast Regional Campus - Jonesboro UAMS Northwest Regional Campus - Fayetteville UAMS South Central Regional Campus - Pine Bluff UAMS South Regional Campus - Magnolia UAMS Southwest Regional Campus - Texarkana UAMS East Regional Campus - Helena UAMS North Central Regional Campus - Batesville

A $75,000 grant from the American Board of Family Medicine Foundation will help the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to develop an educational collaborative aimed at improving and unifying family medicine residency programs across Arkansas. The three-year seed grant will help creat...

06/17/2025

The inaugural UAMS Family Medicine Research Symposium gathered 150 researchers, physicians, med school students and residents to highlight research projects from across the state. Keynote speaker Warren Newton, MD, MPH, talked on family medicine's role in the future of healthcare, and the CARE Awards honored the shining examples of those in the "family of family medicine." UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences UNC School of Medicine UAMS Southwest Regional Campus - Texarkana UAMS East Regional Campus - Helena UAMS Northeast Regional Campus - Jonesboro UAMS South Central Regional Campus - Pine Bluff UAMS South Regional Campus - Magnolia UAMS Northwest Regional Campus - Fayetteville

05/29/2025

Lakshmi Menon, UAMS endocrinologist, spoke at the family medicine grand rounds on how endocrine issues can affect blood pressure. She said one cause is called hyperaldosteronism, where the adrenal glands produce too much aldosterone, a hormone that regulates blood pressure and electrolyte balance. Physicians miss this cause of high blood pressure, partly because the screening criteria is too complex. UAMS Internal Medicine Residency

05/23/2025

Dr. Dhasakeerthi spoke on diagnosing and managing stroke at the last family medicine grand rounds. He said the blood pressure goal for those with stroke risk has changed from 140/90 to 130/80, but only 30% of these patients achieve this goal. UAMS Neurology UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences

05/22/2025

05/21/2025

Our family medicine team just wrapped up the virtual Family Medicine Spring Review — hearing the latest on colorectal cancer screening, CPAP trouble-shooting, mental health, bariatric surgery and more. You can STILL sign up to watch all the content worth 12 CME/CE on-demand until May 30. Sign up before your time is up! https://bit.ly/2025FMSR

04/18/2025

The 2025 Family Medicine Spring Review is fast approaching April 23 - 25. The virtual conference will offer 12 hours of CME/CE. One highlighted topic is colorectal cancer screening with 2 talks on April 23. Check out the rest of the agenda at

04/17/2025

Almost 40% of people suffer from syncope, says Dr. Hakan Paydak, director of the cardiac electrophysiology program and laboratory at UAMS - University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. He spoke at the UAMS Family Medicine grand rounds recently, sharing that his first bout with syncope was when he grew dizzy and fainted as a med school student, making him uniquely qualified at diagnosing others. He instructed family physicians that getting a good history of the patient is very important. UAMS Internal Medicine Residency

04/03/2025

PiCS-AR's team member Stacey George, APRN, attended this year's American Cancer Society Action Network Day, promoting early detection of colorectal cancer for our state.